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EP 2 406 160 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 18.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/03 (21) Application number: 10751498.6 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65G 47/66(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/027196 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/105199 (16.09.2010 Gazette 2010/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 13.03.2009 US 160195 P (71) Applicant: Flexible Steel Lacing Company Downers Grove, IL 60515 (US)	(72) Inventor: MCKEE, James P. Ada MI 49301 (US) (74) Representative: Siegert, Georg  Hoffmann - Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)